How much does sorting increase inequality?

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 115-139

  Kremer, Michael ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INEQUALITY IMPACT; SOCIETAL CHANGE; SORTING;

EID: 0031416857     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355397555145     Document Type: Article

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